Kyllikki Cardigan

€6.90

Kyllikki is one of those wardrobe staples you will love and wear year after year – simple yet elegant, light yet warm. The cardigan features a straight body and fitted sleeves and is worked from the top down in one piece. Kyllikki starts with working the shoulder increases and then dividing the yoke for front and back. The buttonband is worked last and attached as you go.

Kyllikki is one of those wardrobe staples you will love and wear year after year – simple yet elegant, light yet warm. The cardigan features a straight body and fitted sleeves and is worked from the top down in one piece. Kyllikki starts with working the shoulder increases and then dividing the yoke for front and back. The buttonband is worked last and attached as you go.

SIZES

1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Shown in size 3. Recommended ease: 8” / 20 cm of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust Circumference: 40 (44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72)” / 100 (110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180) cm.
Upper Arm Circumference: 11 (11.5, 12.5, 13, 14.5, 16, 17.5, 19, 21)” / 27 (29, 31, 33, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52) cm.
Armhole Depth: 9.5 (10.5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15.5, 16)” / 24 (26, 28, 30, 32, 35, 37, 39, 40) cm.
Body Length (from underarm) (all sizes): 16” / 40 cm.
Sleeve Length (from underarm) (all sizes): 16” / 40 cm.
Cuff Circumference: 7 (7.5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.5)” / 18 (19, 20, 24, 25, 28, 32, 34, 36) cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins of Tukuwool Fingering by Tukuwool (100% Finnish wool, 220 yds / 200 m – 50 g), colourway Runo as main colour (MC). Or approx. 720 (790, 870, 980, 1080, 1180, 1280, 1400, 1510) yds / 660 (720, 790, 900, 990, 1080, 1170, 1280, 1380) m of fingering weight yarn.

3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5) skeins of Tukuwool Fingering by Tukuwool (100% Finnish wool, 220 yds / 200 m – 50 g), colourway Rae as contrasting colour (CC). Or approx. 500 (550, 610, 690, 770, 850, 920, 1000, 1090) yds / 460 (500, 560, 630, 700, 770, 840, 910, 990) m of fingering weight yarn.

Needles: US 2 / 2.75 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles and US 4 / 3.5 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles and DPNs for sleeves in each size if not using magic loop method for short circumference knitting, or size needed to obtain the gauge.

Notions: 4 buttons, 1” / 25 mm. Stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn, tapestry needle, row counter.

GAUGE
22 sts x 30 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 4 / 3.5 mm needles in Stockinette stitch, after blocking.

All pattern photos © Laine Publishing

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